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Release Date: 2000

Cast: Jeanne Tripplehorn, Steven Weber, Kyle MacLachlan, Salma Hayek, Suzy Nakamura, Glenne Headly, Xander Berkeley, Stellan Skarsgård, Alessandro Nivola, Julian Sands, Leslie Mann, Holly Hunter

Categories: Movies, Indie, Drama Film, Ensemble Film, Black Comedy, Comedy-Drama

Timecode is a 2000 American experimental film directed by Mike Figgis. The film is constructed from four continuous 90-minute takes that were filmed simultaneously by four cameramen; the screen is divided into quarters and the four shots are shown simultaneously. The film depicts several groups of people in Los Angeles as they interact and conflict while preparing for the shooting of a movie in a production office. The dialogue was largely improvised, and the sound mix of the film is designed so that the most significant of the four sequences on screen dominates the soundtrack at any given... MORE

Timecode is a 2000 American experimental film directed by Mike Figgis. The film is constructed from four continuous 90-minute takes that were filmed simultaneously by four cameramen; the screen is divided into quarters and the four shots are shown simultaneously. The film depicts several groups of people in Los Angeles as they interact and conflict while preparing for the shooting of a movie in a production office. The dialogue was largely improvised, and the sound mix of the film is designed so that the most significant of the four sequences on screen dominates the soundtrack at any given moment. The movie was shot on videotape. This was transferred to film for the theatrical release, but the VHS and DVD releases present the original videotape stock. The film was shot 15 different times over a period of two weeks and Figgis selected the best version for theatrical release; this version was recorded on November 19, 1999, beginning at 3.00 p.m, and ending a little after 4:30 p.m. The DVD release includes the first attempt as a bonus feature. Additionally on the DVD release, viewers have access to all audio tracks to allow for custom sound mixing, rather than the mix of the finished LESS